Harmony & Theory : A Comprehensive Source for All Musicians

Introduction 5(2) PART I: TOOLS---Notes, Rhythms, and Scales Pitch 7(4) Major Scales and Sharp Keys 11(5) Flat Keys and Accidentals 16(5) Intervals 21(6) Triads 27(3) Note Values 30(8) Time Signatures and Ties 38(5) Minor Scales 43(6) Pentatonic Scales 49(3) PART II: STRUCTURES---Chords and Chord Progressions Harmonizing the Major Scale 52(5) Harmonizing the Minor Scale 57(4) Diatonic Seventh Chords 61(4) Key Centers 65(4) Blues 69(4) Chord Inversion 73(4) Extended Chords 77(4) Other Chord Types 81(6) PART III: VARIATIONS---Harmony and Melody in the Real World Modes 87(6) Variations in Minor Harmony 93(6) Variations in Minor Melody 99(5) Modal Interchange 104(4) Secondary Dominants 108(4) Altered Chords 112(4) Altered Scales 116(5) Diminished Seventh Chords 121(3) Symmetrical Scales 124(6) Diatonic Chord Substitution 130(5) Flat Five Substitution 135(3) Modulation 138(3) Afterword 141(1) Appendix I: Chord Symbols 142(2) Appendix II: Solutions to Exercises 144